Vocabulary
Lucrative
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
producing money or wealth
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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How else would the commercialisation of agriculture have been so lucrative?
Dawn Editorials —
Dams & colonialism
— 2026-04-19
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They have a record of being midwives who specialise in lucrative abortions.
Dawn Editorials —
Dire straits
— 2026-04-16
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A British Foreign Office memo of November 1951 has been quoted as describing how Lilienthal was a partner at a global financial advisory firm where his chief interest lay in the lucrative nature of the scheme.
Dawn Editorials —
A business case
— 2026-03-31
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Wealthy and at the crossroads of lucrative trade routes, Parthia was the ultimate prize.
Dawn Editorials —
Crassus and Carrhae
— 2026-03-23
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Similarly, heavy reliance on an unpredictable White House, coupled with the absence of new and lucrative partnerships, will not sustain a bloated defence budget.The writer is an analyst of South Asian affairs.
Dawn Editorials —
Managing uncertainty
— 2026-02-06
Synonyms
fat, remuneration
Antonyms
unfavorable; unprofitable
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